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Match feed:
  • Match Ended
  • 78'
    Yellow Card
    • Seung Ho Paik

    Seung Ho Paik is booked for the away team.

  • 77'
    Substitution
    • Keshi Anderson
    • Lewis Koumas

    Chris Davies is making the team's fifth substitution at Vicarage Road with Lewis Koumas replacing Keshi Anderson.

  • 77'
    Substitution
    • Tom Ince
    • Kwadwo Baah

    Kwadwo Baah is replacing Tom Ince for the home team.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Imran Louza
    • Nampalys Mendy

    Javier Gracia Carlos (Watford) is making a fourth substitution, with Nampalys Mendy replacing Imran Louza.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Othmane Maamma
    • Moussa Sissoko

    Javier Gracia Carlos (Watford) is making a third substitution, with Moussa Sissoko replacing Othmane Maamma.

  • 68'
    Substitution
    • Kyogo Furuhashi
    • Marvin Ducksch

    Marvin Ducksch is replacing Kyogo Furuhashi for Birmingham at Vicarage Road.

  • 64'
    Substitution
    • Luca Kjerrumgaard
    • Vivaldo Semedo

    Vivaldo Semedo is on a sub for Luca Kjerrumgaard for Watford.

  • 63'
    Yellow Card
    • Lyndon Dykes

    Birmingham's Lyndon Dykes has been booked in Watford.

  • 62'
    Substitution
    • Alexander William Cochrane
    • Eiran Cashin

    The away team have replaced Alexander William Cochrane with Eiran Cashin. This is the third substitution made today by Chris Davies.

  • 60'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)
    • Nestory Irankunda (Assist)

    Goal! Tom Ince extends Watford's lead to 3-0.

    Great play from Nestory Irankunda to set up the goal.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Willum Thor Willumsson
    • Lyndon Dykes

    Birmingham make their second substitution with Lyndon Dykes replacing Willum Thor Willumsson.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Alfons Sampsted
    • Marc Leonard

    The away team replace Alfons Sampsted with Marc Leonard.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze
    • Nestory Irankunda

    Javier Gracia Carlos is making the team's first substitution at Vicarage Road with Nestory Irankunda replacing Giorgi Chakvetadze.

  • 43'
    Yellow Card
    • Matthew Pollock

    Matthew Pollock (Watford) gets a yellow card.

  • 38'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)

    Great finish from Tom Ince to give Watford a 2-0 lead.

  • 9'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze (Assist)

    Goal! The home team take a 1-0 lead through Tom Ince.

    Giorgi Chakvetadze instrumental with a fine assist.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Watford Watford
(4-4-2)
(4-2-3-1)
Birmingham Birmingham
1Selvik25Abankwah3Alleyne6Pollock16Bola42Maamma5Kyprianou10Louza7Ince8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard25Beadle23Sampsted5Neumann6Robinson20Cochrane24Iwata8Paik16Roberts18Willumsson14Anderson9Furuhashi
1Selvik25Abankwah3Alleyne6Pollock16Bola42Maamma5Kyprianou10Louza7Ince8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard
Watford Watford
(4-4-2)
25Beadle23Sampsted5Neumann6Robinson20Cochrane24Iwata8Paik16Roberts18Willumsson14Anderson9Furuhashi
(4-2-3-1)
Birmingham Birmingham
Watford Watford
Gracia Carlos, Javier
Coach
Substitutes
Nestory Irankunda 66
46' Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze

Vivaldo Semedo 18
64' Out: Luca Kjerrumgaard

Moussa Sissoko 17
69' Out: Othmane Maamma

Nampalys Mendy 23
69' Out: Imran Louza

Kwadwo Baah 34
77' Out: Tom Ince
Birmingham Birmingham
Davies, Chris
Coach
Substitutes
Marc Leonard 12
46' Out: Alfons Sampsted

Lyndon Dykes 17
46' Out: Willum Thor Willumsson

Eiran Cashin 41
62' Out: Alexander William Cochrane

Marvin Ducksch 33
68' Out: Kyogo Furuhashi

Lewis Koumas 30
77' Out: Keshi Anderson

Statistics

Ball possession
Watford48%
52% Birmingham
Shots
4Off goal26On goal2

0
Shots blocked
1
4
Corner kicks
4
1
Offsides
2
2
Saves
3
5
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0

Head to head

Watford and Birmingham City have met four times in the Championship since August 2022, with Watford winning twice (3-0 and 2-0 at Vicarage Road), Birmingham winning once (2-1 at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium) and one draw (1-1 away for Watford). Across these matches, Watford scored 7 goals and Birmingham 3.

Watford
Matches:  8
Birmingham
75%
Wins: 6
13%
Draws: 1
13%
Wins: 1
Recent meetings
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    1 Jan 2026
    WatfordWatford
    3 : 0
    BirminghamBirmingham
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Dec 2025
    BirminghamBirmingham
    2 : 1
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    16 Mar 2024
    BirminghamBirmingham
    0 : 1
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    16 Sep 2023
    WatfordWatford
    2 : 0
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    14 Mar 2023
    WatfordWatford
    3 : 0
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Form

WatfordWatford
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    17 Jan 2026
    Watford
    0 : 2
    Millwall
  2. Flag ENGFA Cup
    10 Jan 2026
    Bristol City
    5 : 1
    Watford
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Jan 2026
    Watford
    3 : 0
    Birmingham
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    29 Dec 2025
    Norwich
    0 : 1
    Watford
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    26 Dec 2025
    Leicester
    1 : 2
    Watford
BirminghamBirmingham
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    17 Jan 2026
    Swansea
    1 : 1
    Birmingham
  2. Flag ENGFA Cup
    10 Jan 2026
    Cambridge Utd
    2 : 3
    Birmingham
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    4 Jan 2026
    Birmingham
    3 : 2
    Coventry
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Jan 2026
    Watford
    3 : 0
    Birmingham
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    29 Dec 2025
    Birmingham
    1 : 1
    Southampton

Watford vs Birmingham Standings

Watford FC are currently 6th in the table with 38 points from 24 matches, having 10 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses and a goal difference of 34–29. Birmingham City are 15th with 31 points from 24 matches, with 8 wins, 7 draws, 9 losses and a goal difference of 32–31, leaving them 7 points behind Watford.

PosTeamWDLMPts
7Stoke125102741
8Watford11872641
9Bristol City11792740
...
13Leicester107102737
14Birmingham98102735
15Southampton89102733

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